The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31
iist and knocked me down. sprang to
my ieet and attempted to strike him With
poker which I had In my hand,

upa hammer from chest under the bad
he made another iunge at me with tn,
knife and ! wardel II OH, receiving sliph
cut In the hand. l then struck him witt
the hammer. Hestaggered and followed
aim up and struck him sgain with the
hammer, the hammer sinking into
his skull as far as the handle. He stag.
gered and fell back on tho Bofa dead
This occurred about 40 o'clock In the
evening. Expecting my son home every
moment, and 10 avoid my son seeing what
had happened, I took the body from the
soia and pnt 1t on the floor close by the
wall. then took Bohle's sleeping cot
and placed 1t on its aide before him and
leaning against the wall covering the endt
with Bome clothes. My Son 1oon came
homo and We went 10 bed together in the
bedroom.
"Where's August?" he asked.
Hes gone out" said I. a4'
On Friday, January 2lst, as coon as my
BOY LETT home for his work went out to
buy rubber bay to put the body in.
was unable to get the bag aud bought
Two yards Of rubber clota for so cent, per
yard. | bought butchers SAW for 90
cents. ! drank much whisky and got
back to the house at 0 A. NJ, I epread the
rubber cloth on the floor and laid the
body upon 1t. .O
TnR DUrcHERY.
then startled to cut him up first
cut tho head from the body and then laid
1t aside and wrapped in paper and part
OF his clothing. then cut both leggs of
and I. think the left arm close to the
shoulder. I then took Bohle's trunk
The trunk was too short and cut off the
ieet and put them into the trunk. l then
put tho body on top Of the legs
and I think the arms on tep @
Of the body. l took part Of the
clothes Of the deceased and some paper
wiped the floor with them and then put
them on top Of the body in the trunk.
locked the trunk and iashed it with a
rope. then left my house after cleaning
up the blood the best I COULD locking the
door, 'taking the head under my arm,
which was then wrapped up in clothing
belonging to Bohle, also some newspapers.
! went to the Grand street Jerry, went in
the forward part OF the ferryboat, leaned
over the front railing looking into the water
and when the boat got into the middle OF
the river dropped the head and clothing
into the water. assumed that the pad
die wheels struck it. I then went into the
house OF Henry Siegel, 205 Thorp avenue,
and learning that Siegel was sick l told
bis vile that August Bohle hsd gone to
Chicago tho night before. then returned
TO my house, arriving there about o'clock
IN the afternoon, and between s and 6
O'Clock the same afternoon, aud with tho
assistance OF an Italian whom met in
the street, and gave him quarter,
l took the trunk to saloon on Grand
street and aaked permission to leave it
over night which was granted. called
ior It Saturday about 0 O'Clock in the
morning, and brought it out on the side.
Walk. gave Carman 80 cents to take it
to the saloon OF Henry Bsnse, 305 Kent
avenue, Brooklyn. Igot permission from
sense TO leave the trunk there few min
ntes until I went to Westcort's Express Of
nee. l told the expfessman where he
WAS to call and return to Bense's store.
got some mucilage end put this label on
the tInnk: John A. WILSON, Baltimore,
Md. To be called for After placing this
label on the trunk I left the store and
requested Benss to give the trunk to the
expressman and take his rsce:pt and that
would call for it in the evening. l did
call that same evening and received the
receipt from Bense. then left and went
home. ". = u
Before l cut the legs off Bohle think
that lunbu.toned tina pants at tho waist
and pulled them down. Tho coat cut
up the back and pulled of before cutting
the arm" x = l1G'
The statement then identifies the trunk,
the clothes Of Bohle and other things
connected with the murder, aud con-
Guides as follows: II did not mean
to kill the deceased. He was r
quarrelsome man, and I believed that my
lie was in danger when struck him.
The manner in which I disposed OF the
BODY was go az to save myself and family
from disgrace. l;. Vi.
(signed.): EDWARD UssIR."
AL the iacss stated by Unger hava been
corroborated and he will DO arraigned in
the Tombs police court tomorrow.
- The Coroner's inquest will be held
Tuesday. 81